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Welcome 2014 is a bumper year for music in Glasgow! Alongside our usual packed year of concerts, recitals, gigs, events and happenings, we have the added bonus of the special events around the Commonwealth Games – and for us that means two extraordinary projects: a fabulous day bringing together the finest classical musicians in Scotland, and a weekend of new works of all kinds – the New Music Biennial. Through the rest of the season we have something for every taste: a return by Philip Glass and Steve Reich to our city, wonderful pianists and string quartets, jazz, young artists, and something rather wacky! These concerts are just some of the highlights and I hope that you find something to tempt you to join us. We look forward to seeing you at our concerts. Svend Brown, Director of Glasgow Music
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Stars of the Future Big Big Sing Classics Marathon Day New Music Biennial Max at 80: A Celebration Fruitmarket Nights Beethoven The Piano Minimal Blockbusters
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Sean Shibe Wednesday 23 April, 6pm, *£5 City Halls, Recital Room (unreserved seating) Barrios: La Catedral Villa-Lobos: Etudes Barrios: El Ultimo Tremolo Ginastera: Sonata for Guitar, Op.47 Sean Shibe has had an amazing couple of years, kicking off by winning both the Strings prize and the Gold Medal at the national ROSL Competition, followed by being made a BBC New Generation Artist, and also receiving a Borletti Buitoni Trust Award. Not too bad for a 21 year old! Come and hear him play some lovely guitar classics from South America.
New Focus Wednesday 30 April, 7.30pm, *£5 Old Fruitmarket (unreserved seating) Konrad Wiszniewski (saxophone) Euan Stevenson (piano) Alyn Cosker (drums) Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) Glasgow String Quartet Celebrate UNESCO International Day of Jazz with some of the finest young Scottish talent joining forces with the Glasgow String Quartet (formed from members of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra). The superb New Focus sees sax player Konrad Wiszniewski (Scottish Jazz Awards Instrumentalist of the Year, 2013) and pianist Euan Stevenson (Scottish Jazz Awards, Emerging Artist 2013) take inspiration from Stan Getz’s classic 1961 album, Focus, to create a superb fusion of classical and jazz styles – an hour of terrific, hugely enjoyable jazz.
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Thomas Butler Showcase Monday 5 May, 6pm *Free but ticketed, City Halls, Recital Room (unreserved seating) Composer Thomas Butler has been creating work for Red Note Ensemble for some years and in February 2013 was appointed their ‘Embedded’ composer in residence. This is your chance to get his measure; hear from the man himself and sample his music which will include: Struction (how I attempted to get the thoughts in my head into your head using only five instruments, five instrumentalists, metronome sound and MIDI) and My Life in Ventriloquism. Followed by Noisy Nights Candleriggs Bar, free entry on a first come, first served basis The concert is followed by Red Note Ensemble’s legendary Noisy Nights, an informal and relaxed night of new work, including the chance to write your own composition and hear its world premiere right there and then. Please visit the Red Note Call for Scores page for more information: rednoteensemble.com/Calls_ for_Scores.html
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THE BIG BIG BIG SING: Glasgow, 27 July 2014 Join us and 10,000 others for a fantastic afternoon of song and fun. Big Big Sing is the UK始s Big Big Singing project. Our aim is to inspire thousands of people across the length and breadth of the UK to join in the celebrations for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games through singing. Find out more about Big Big Sing at www.bigbigsing.org.
www.bigbigsing.org Big Big Sing is delivered by Glasgow UNESCO City of Music and is part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. Glasgow UNESCO City of Music is a company limited by guarantee and registered as a charity No SC040222.
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CLASSICS MARATHON DAY Saturday 26 July, from 1pm, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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Nicola Benedetti leads the cream of Scotland’s orchestras, classical musicians and ensembles in one amazing marathon day of music at the heart of the Commonwealth Games, produced by Glasgow UNESCO City of Music. There has never been a day like this in Glasgow – it is a feast of many flavours: from Baroque to Tango, Scottish to Indian, solo to mega-orchestra. Nicola Benedetti herself undertakes a personal marathon for the day, rehearsing and performing three concerts with different orchestras: a challenge every bit as extreme as running 26 miles.
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Hebrides Ensemble and NYOS Futures
1pm, Free Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Steps (Buchanan Street entrance)
5.15pm, *£5, Strathclyde Suite (unreserved seating)
Red Note Ensemble Kuljit Bhamra (tabla) Scottish-Indian fusion as Red Note Ensemble is joined by the superb tabla player Kuljit Bhamra for new and traditional tunes. Expect love songs, dance music, a hint of Bollywood and plenty of tunes you’ll recognise immediately even in their new guise.
Dunedin Consort: Bach’s Magnificat 2pm, *£5, Strathclyde Suite (unreserved seating) Bach’s Magnificat is joyful and brilliant, full of glorious choruses, arias and duets. Scotland’s premiere baroque ensemble, Dunedin Consort (directed by John Butt) perform it here, along with the bonus extra interpolations that Bach wrote especially for Christmas.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra featuring Nicola Benedetti conducted by Joseph Swensen 4pm, *£5, Main Auditorium (reserved seating) Mozart: Overture, The Marriage of Figaro Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Beethoven: Symphony No.6 ‘Pastoral’ Swensen’s Beethoven is powerful, dramatic and Romantic with a capital R. The Pastoral Symphony closes a lovely hour of music kicking off with the bustle and alarms of Mozart, and reaching a point of total repose as Nicola Benedetti joins for Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending.
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57 Linda Buckley: Fiol A new collaboration is launched here: the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland and Hebrides Ensemble create the chance for two of Scotland’s finest young string players (sisters Laura and Sarah Ayoub), to join the ensemble in a Russian/Irish programme that includes Shostakovich’s popular Piano Quintet, alongside Irish composer Linda Buckley’s haunting piece Fiol inspired by the sound of the Hardanger fiddle.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra featuring Nicola Benedetti conducted by Martyn Brabbins 6.30pm, *£5, Main Auditorium (reserved seating) Maxwell Geddes: Fanfare - Let Glasgow Flourish Holst: The Planets: Jupiter Bruch: Scottish Fantasy (excerpt) Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man MacCunn: Land of the Mountain and the Flood Burns arr. Campbell: My Love is Like a Red Red Rose Maxwell Davies: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise Not one, but two of Scotland’s orchestras on stage for a blockbuster concert of popular favourites and Scottish classics. Martyn Brabbins conducts the mega-orchestra and Nicola Benedetti joins for Bruch and traditional Scottish tunes.
Scottish Ensemble featuring Nicola Benedetti directed by Jonathan Morton 8.30pm, *£5, Strathclyde Suite (unreserved seating) Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires interspersed with: Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 violins in B minor, RV 580 Vivaldi: Autumn (from The Four Seasons) Vivaldi: Concerto for strings in G minor RV 156 Sultry Tango and virtuosic Vivaldi close this Classics Marathon Day on a cool, relaxed note. Piazzolla’s modern classic evokes Buenos Aires over the course of a year through tango-influenced miniatures. Director Jonathan Morton combines them with Vivaldi concertos including Autumn from The Four Seasons, performed by Nicola Benedetti.
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Friday 1 and Saturday 2 August Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Free, entry on a first come, first served basis
The UK’s first ever New Music Biennial brings you 20 eclectic, fresh and brand new pieces created by composers with film makers, choreographers, dancers, storytellers, visual artists; each one lasting around 14 minutes. Musically the range is wide open, running from traditional music to multicultural adventures, experimental and arthouse installation, community choirs and skateboards. All performances are free, so come, sample, take a risk, discover a whole new world of music…
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THIS IS NOT A CONCERT (in any normal sense of the word!) Think of it more as a kind of a free range musical experience. There will be music going on in different spaces in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall all day long, everything from jazz to Celtic, serious, light, choral, instrumental, electronic, folky, funky, strange and intriguing. Amazingly, it is also all free and informal, so you can drop in to a performance, see how you get on, nip in to something else, take a chance on something unfamiliar, or head straight for the new piece by your favourite artist. It’s up to you. Bring the family! All of the performances are quite short, and the performers and composers will be talking about their pieces. It’ll be a really brilliantly engaging thing to do with the whole family - a great way to introduce kids to a whole range of music and sounds. If you would like to get a flavour of what is on offer right now, visit newmusicbiennial.com - and like facebook.com/NewMusicBiennial The website has loads of excellent short videos and information about some of the different pieces.
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Sunday 14 September from 2pm City Halls and Old Fruitmarket Few composers have made greater impact on the Scottish musical landscape than Peter Maxwell Davies. Living in Orkney since the 70s, he founded the St Magnus International Festival, which has inspired many an imitation; he forged a fruitful three decade long relationship with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra during which he wrote his 10 Strathclyde Concertos among many other works. He has championed music education at all levels, and composed one of Scotland’s most popular musical calling cards – An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise. September 2014 sees Max celebrate his 80th Birthday, and to mark it we are delighted that he will join us for an afternoon of his music, from the familiar to the very recent!
Hill Runes featuring Sean Shibe (guitar) 3.30pm, *£5 City Halls, Recital Room (unreserved seating) Maxwell Davies: Hill Runes, Op.96 Farewell to Stromness (Arr. Timothy Walker) Hill Runes was written for Julian Bream in 1981; a miniature sonata for guitar, exuberant, virtuosic music. Like Image, Reflection, Shadow it is remarkably atmospheric and dramatic. Farewell to Stromness introduces another important strand of Max’s work: protest and political comment. It comes from Yellow Cake Review, which he wrote to protest at a proposal to mine uranium two miles from Stromness.
Max in Conversation 4.15pm, City Halls, Recital Room Free but ticketed (unreserved seating) At a time of life when most are settling back into quiet leisure, Max shows no sign of slowing down either as a composer, or more generally as one of the most prominent, outspoken and influential musical figures in the UK. Here he spends half an hour in conversation with Director of Music, Svend Brown.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Image, Reflection, Shadow featuring Hebrides Ensemble directed by William Conway 2pm, *£5, Old Fruitmarket (unreserved seating) Maxwell Davies: Oboe Quartet, Op.323 Image, Reflection, Shadow The land, sky and seascapes of Orkney inspire Max inexhaustibly – and they are everywhere in the music this afternoon. Image, Reflection, Shadow is a wonderfully evocative and atmospheric piece, a major work dominated by the tangy, often desolate and thunderous sound of cimbalom. Hebrides Ensemble pair it with the Oboe Quartet written for them and premiered at last year’s St Magnus International Festival.
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5pm, *£5, City Halls, Grand Hall (reserved seating) Maxwell Davies: Last Door of Light, Op.293 (Scottish Premiere) Ebb of Winter, Op.326 An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise Op.120b The Scottish Chamber Orchestra close the day with three works that illustrate perfectly Max’s sheer range: two recent works and an old favourite from their Composer Laureate. Ebb of Winter was premiered last November to unanimous acclaim. Last Door of Light is a Scottish premiere, inspired by Max’s concerns regarding global warming and its impact on the Orkney Islands. And to close? It had to be what is perhaps Max’s most widely performed orchestral piece.
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Renaud Garcia-Fons and Band: The Adventures of Prince Achmed The King of Ghosts Friday 5 September, 7.30pm, *£14 (£12) Old Fruitmarket (unreserved seating) A breathtaking, unique cinematic collaboration between Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Edinburgh Mela, and rising world music star Soumik Datta, who has worked with Beyoncé, Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh and Bill Bailey. The King of Ghosts is a brand new score inspired by the classic Indian film Gupi Gayen, Bagha Bayen, by Oscar-winning Bollywood master Satyajit Ray. Performed in Inverness as part of its world premiere tour, The King Of Ghosts weaves Indian folk rhythms and rich orchestral textures into a gorgeous, atmospheric experience, as live scenes from the film are projected above the musicians and the audience is transported into a fairytale.
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Wednesday 8 October, 7.30pm, *£14 (£12) Old Fruitmarket (unreserved seating) For many years, the superb French bass player Renaud Garcia-Fons has explored the musical traditions of the Mediterranean, taking sounds and ideas from Spain, Turkey, Morocco and Southern France, fusing them into amazing crossover scores fronted by his own astounding bass playing. Now he has created a magical score for Lotte Reiniger’s classic silent film The Adventures of Prince Achmed, itself a remarkable East-West fusion. A gorgeous animation inspired by stories from the Arabian Nights, it is full of enchantments and danger: wizards, flying horses, evil genies, princes, princesses...suitable for all the family, but a special treat for lovers of silent films, fantasy and amazing world jazz.
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The Old Fruitmarket is such an amazing venue: great atmosphere, a bit flamboyant and a wow factor that works so well for all kinds of show… So this autumn we’re kicking off a new series of events at this very special venue, designed to play up to its theatrical side. Fruitmarket Nights gives a little extra – music plus something of your choice. It could be film, dance, or just a little theatrical magic – try one and see.
Company Chordelia: Dance Derby (in association with Scottish Opera) Wednesday 5 November, 7.30pm, *£14 (£12) Old Fruitmarket (unreserved seating) Strict rules, extreme conditions and ferocious competition. The Dance Marathons of Depressionera America were the reality shows of their day. Attracting huge audiences, they could last for weeks, with competitors stopping for only 10 minutes every 2 hours to change their clothes or sleep, eating while they danced. 10 dancers, two actors and a six-piece jazz ensemble bring this drama to life to a soundtrack of songs from the 1930s, performed by soprano Nadine Livingston. Company Chordelia Artistic Director Kally LloydJones directs and choreographs, and Kennedy Aitchison leads the band.
Dead Elvis featuring Hebrides Ensemble directed by William Conway Monday 10 November, 7.30pm *£14 (£12), Old Fruitmarket (unreserved seating) Elvis is in the building for this evening – and this time he’s bringing his bassoon. Michael Daugherty’s fantastically iconoclastic piece is inspired by the great star’s mythic presence and the hold he continues to exert on our imaginations. Camp, way out and not a little OTT – Hebrides have paired it with Wynton Marsalis’ Fiddler’s Tale Suite, a jazzy tribute to Stravinsky.
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Getting to the Heart of Beethoven’s First Three Sonatas Friday 26 September, 6.15pm Free entry to ticket holders of the 7.30pm concert on first come, first served basis City Halls, Recital Room (unreserved seating) Join pianist Llŷr Williams as he explores Beethoven’s first three sonatas from a pianist’s perspective. They are especially fascinating as they were Beethoven’s first published sonatas at a time when he was making his name as a pianist as well as a composer. We question what they tell us about him as a performer?
Artists in Residence Llŷr Williams and the Elias String Quartet, return for the second instalment of their three year Beethoven journey. Dedicating one day each to his early, middle and late periods, they offer an overview of his sonatas and quartets – the two genres he composed in throughout his career.
EARLY LIFE Beethoven’s Violinists featuring Peter Sheppard Skaerved (speaker/violin) Thursday 25 September, 7.30pm, *£5 City Halls, Recital Room (unreserved seating) Beethoven began his working life as a professional string player, and nurtured close collaborations with violinists for the whole of his career. Andreas Romberg, Franz Ries, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, Josef Mayseder, Pierre Rode, Franz Clement and George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower all played important roles in crafting Beethoven’s approach to the violin. This illustrated talk will include the UK premiere of a caprice by Franz Clement (to whom Beethoven dedicated his Violin Concerto), which Peter Sheppard Skaerved recently discovered in Norway.
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Early Beethoven featuring Llŷr Williams and Elias String Quartet Friday 26 September, 7.30pm *£15 (£13), City Halls, Grand Hall Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op.2, Nos.1–3 Beethoven: Quartets, Op.18, Nos.2 & 3 All of the music in this concert dates from between Beethoven’s 23rd and 30th birthdays – a young man, making his way in Vienna and learning from the Masters, Haydn and Mozart – both readily audible in these works. Llŷr Williams opens this weekend with the first three sonatas Beethoven published (and counterbalances them with the last three sonatas on Sunday). The Elias Quartet offer Beethoven’s first String Quartet (Op.18 No.3 was actually the first composed) and his third – a sharply contrasted pairing.
Beethoven in the Bar Friday 26 September, 9.45-10.30pm Free on a first come, first served basis City Halls, Candleriggs Bar Beethoven loved a drink and conversation in a tavern as much as the next man. Join the artists in the bar to discuss tonight’s music, the great composer and more.
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Beethoven’s Circle featuring Peter Sheppard Skaerved (violin/speaker), Neil Heyde (cello) and Aaron Shorr (piano) Saturday 27 September, 4pm, *£7.50 City Halls, Recital Room (unreserved seating) Anton Reicha: Overture ‘Sappho’ Andreas & Bernhard Romberg: Variations ‘Se Vuol Ballare’ Beethoven: Variations ‘Se Vuol Ballare’ Ferdinand Ries: E flat Sonata Beethoven: Kakadu Variations Beethoven’s approach to composition was fundamentally collaborative. He noted in his Tagebuch: “Every day, share a meal with musicians, so that you can discuss instruments, and techniques and such”. This resulted in a dynamic interrelationship between his works and pieces written by his friends, such as Anton Reicha and the Rombergs, who had been in the Bonn Elector Orchestra with him, and the young Ferdinand Ries, who came to Vienna to study with him. Peter Sheppard Skaerved and friends introduce some of Beethoven’s contemporaries and play their music.
Getting To The Heart of Beethoven’s Quartet, Op.59 No.1 Saturday 27 September, 6.15pm Free entry to ticket holders of the 7.30pm concert on first come, first served basis City Halls, Recital Room (unreserved seating) This string quartet fairly shocked Beethoven’s contemporaries. Apparently the word ‘unplayable’ was used. It represented a huge leap into the dark after the relatively safe territory of his first six quartets, Op.18. If those pieces show Beethoven gently taking leave of Haydn and Mozart, this piece sees him stride into entirely new territory. Join the Elias Quartet to explore it from the inside out.
Middle Beethoven featuring Llŷr Williams and Elias String Quartet Saturday 27 September, 7.30pm, *£15 (£13) City Halls, Grand Hall (reserved seating) Beethoven: Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26 Beethoven: Sonatas Op.27 No.1 (Moonlight) and No.2 (Quasi una fantasia) Beethoven: Quartet No. 7 in F, Op.59 No.1 Middle Period Beethoven is dominated by maverick departures from the classical heritage of his youth. Unpredictable, ceaselessly inventive, this spirit of adventure and experiment manifests itself in innumerable ways, but most obviously in the freedom that Beethoven increasingly allows himself formally, harmonically and melodically. This concert offers a flavour of the sheer range Beethoven traversed in seven years from 1801-1808.
MIDDLE PERIOD Postlude – 9.45pm featuring Elias String Quartet Beethoven: Quartet No.11, Op.95 (‘Serioso’) A quartet Beethoven considered fit “for a small circle of connoisseurs and is never to be performed in public.” Op.95 is an astounding work – Beethoven’s shortest quartet, and one of his most rewarding. A delightful close to the day in the Grand Hall.
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LATE WORKS Getting To The Heart of Beethoven’s Last Three Sonatas Sunday 28 September, 3.30pm *Free but ticketed City Halls, Recital Room (unreserved seating) A musical journey like no other, Beethoven’s last three sonatas were written concurrently between 1820 and 1822. There is plentiful evidence to suggest that he viewed them as a cycle – ideas pass from one to the other and create an immense musical canvas. Llŷr Williams performs all three sonatas this evening - join him for his personal insights and perspectives.
Late Quartets*** featuring Elias String Quartet Sunday 28 September, 4.30pm, *£10 (£8) City Halls, Grand Hall (reserved seating) Beethoven: Quartet No.12 in E flat, Op.127 Beethoven: Quartet No.13 in B flat, Op.130 Beethoven wrote his late quartets to commission and often their gestation and composition overlapped. This was far from uncommon with him, but when it comes to the late quartets, the miracle is how utterly different each of these quartets is. Op.127 and Op.130 were both completed in 1825; the adjacency in numbers is misleading – Op.103 was actually the 14th quartet to be written.
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Beethoven’s Last Three Sonatas*** featuring Llŷr Williams Sunday 28 September, 7.30pm, *£10 (£8) City Halls, Grand Hall (reserved seating) Beethoven: The last three piano sonatas: Op.109, 110, 111 Beethoven’s last three sonatas offer a towering climax to his cycle of 32. Each is a great work in its own right, but grows in stature when heard as part of this cycle of three. There is plenty of debate regarding whether or not Beethoven intended them to be performed together like this, but it is indisputable that they make an epic musical journey.
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Now in its fourth year, The Piano offers an annual feast of the world’s greatest pianists, stars of the future, masterworks and one or two off the wall evenings that add to the fun. We offer you Romantic, Classical, Contemporary, Jazz, Film… in short the piano in all its guises.
Alasdair Beatson and the Hebrides Ensemble***
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Katya Apekisheva***
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(unreserved seating)
Sunday 9 November, 3pm *£10 (£8), City Halls, Recital Room (unreserved seating)
Judith Weir: Arise! Arise! Adès: Piano Quintet Schubert: Notturno in E flat major, Op.148 (D. 897) Adès: Darkness Visible
Scarlatti: Sonatas in F minor Kk466, E Kk380, B minor Kk377 Janáček: In the Mists Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op.26
As an outstanding pianist himself, Tom Ades’ works for the instrument make especially rewarding listening. His Piano Quintet is a specially fantastical and brilliant. Not short on references to the grand Romantic tradition of piano quintets, it bristles with new ideas and possibilities. The brilliant young Scottish pianist, Alasdair Beatson joins Hebrides Ensemble for this special performance.
Since her prize-winning appearance at the Scottish International Piano Competition, Apekisheva has forged a multi-faceted career as soloist and chamber musician. Her solo recital juxtaposes the brilliance and poise of Scarlatti with Janáček’s passionate miniatures and Schumann’s Viennese Carnival scenes.
Denis Kozhukhin***
Elisabeth Leonskaja and Emerson String Quartet***
Saturday 8 November, 7.30pm *£25, £20, £15 (concessions available) City Halls, Grand Hall (reserved seating)
Sunday 9 November, 5pm *£25, £20, £15 (concessions available) City Halls, Grand Hall (reserved seating)
Haydn: Sonata in D, Hob.XVI:24 Schubert: Sonata in D major, D. 850 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Denis Kozhukhin launches a magnificent weekend of pianists and music from Russia and Georgia. He is no stranger to Glasgow having thrilled audiences with his stunning performances of Prokofiev and Rachmaninov concertos in recent seasons. We’re delighted to present his debut recital of Classical and Romantic favourites. Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures’ forms a fine climax; Kozhukhin’s performance of it recently prompted the critic of the Telegraph to write “… in Kozhukhin’s hands it rose to the final peroration with magnificent, unforced grandeur.”
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Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No.2 in B minor, Op.61 Beethoven: Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95, “Serioso” Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op.57 One of the world’s greatest pianists teams up with one of the greatest quartets for an unmissable pairing of Shostakovich and Beethoven. Georgian pianist, Elisabeth Leonskaja was rewarded with a standing ovation in 2012 when she played an all Schubert programme. She is very closely associated with the music of Shostakovich, not least his hugely popular Piano Quintet.
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Gould Piano Trio Friday 14 November, 8pm, *£10 (£8) Strathclyde Suite (unreserved seating) James MacMillan: Piano Trio No.2 Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat, ‘Archduke’, Op.97 Glasgow Music is proud to co-commission the latest chamber work by Scotland’s foremost composer, James MacMillan. In 1997 he wrote a masterpiece for piano trio (14 Little Pictures) and this is his first venture into the genre since then. The Gould Trio pair it with Beethoven’s wondrous ‘Archduke’ Trio.
The B Project featuring Euan Stevenson (piano) Saturday 15 November, 6pm, *£7.50 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Green Room (unreserved seating) Bartók was inspired and influenced by folk music and jazz – and here jazz repays the favour. Pianist, Euan Stevenson (Scottish Jazz Awards, Emerging Artist 2013) has spent much of this year delving into Bartók’s wonderful piano pieces, Mikrokosmos, many of them short, pithy and full of ideas. They make a great stimulus for improvisations and inventions. Stevenson plays and curates a mixed session.
Stockhausen’s Klavierstucke featuring Nicolas Hodges (piano) Saturday 15 November, 8pm, *£10 (£8) Strathclyde Suite (unreserved seating) Stockhausen: Klavierstücke XII and XIII Stockhausen’s epic cycle of 19 Klavierstücke (piano pieces) began in the 1950s and finished over half a century later in 2002/3. They are a thrilling set of standalone works, but have the added fascination that many of them also link to other pieces. The two Nicolas Hodges plays here are related to operas in Stockhausen’s ‘Licht’ cycle, and bring plenty of theatre and drama into the recital. Hodges himself was one of Stockhausen’s favoured interpreters and gives intense, vivid performances of these extraordinary pieces.
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At a glance
April 2014 Wed 23
Stars of the Future: Sean Shibe
City Halls, Recital Room
Wed 30
Stars of the Future: New Focus
Old Fruitmarket
May 2014 Mon 5
Stars of the Future: Thomas Butler Showcase Stars of the Future: Noisy Nights
City Halls, Recital Room City Halls, Candleriggs Bar
July 2014 Sat 26
Classics Marathon Day: Reels to Ragas
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Classics Marathon Day: Dunedin Consort
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Classics Marathon Day: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Classics Marathon Day: Hebrides Ensemble and NYOS Futures
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Classics Marathon Day: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Classics Marathon Day: Scottish Ensemble
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: Gift by Jez Colborne
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: The Bell That Never Rang by Lau
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: The Girl Who Wished to Marry Stars by Luke Styles
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: Currents by Yann Seznec
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: Stars Align by Shingai Shoniwa and David Okumu
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: Bronze and Iron by David Sawyer
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: Tales From the Commonwealth by Stephen Montague
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: Panning For Gold by Alistair Anderson
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: On A Piece Of Tapestry by Gwilym Simcock
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: Pulse by Dobrinka Tabakova
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: Urban Birds by Arlene Sierra
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: 20 Pianos by Matthew Herbert
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: A Child Like You by Andy Scott and Lemn Sissay
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
August 2014 Fri 1
Sat 2
Sat 2
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New Music Biennial: You Run on Tracks, Not Roads by Niraj Chag
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: On The Shore of the Mind by Gabriel Jackson
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: The Dynamics of Perception by Akwasi Mensah
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: New World Drovers by Matheu Watson and Luke Daniels
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: Aiseag by Mary Ann Kennedy
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
New Music Biennial: Sound Carvings, Strange Tryst by Piers Hellawell with Bourne Davis Kane
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
September 2014 Fri 5
Fruitmarket Nights: The King of Ghosts
Sun 14
Max at 80: A Celebration - Image, Reflection, Shadow
Old Fruitmarket Old Fruitmarket
Max at 80: Hill Runes
City Halls, Recital Room
Max at 80: Max in Conversation
City Halls, Recital Room
Max at 80: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
City Halls, Grand Hall
Thu 25
Beethoven: Beethoven’s Violinists
City Halls, Recital Room
Fri 26
Beethoven: Getting to the Heart of Beethoven’s First Three Sonatas
City Halls, Recital Room
Beethoven: Early Beethoven Beethoven: Beethoven in the Bar Sat 27
Beethoven: Beethoven’s Circle
City Halls, Recital Room
Beethoven: Getting To The Heart of Beethoven’s Quartet, Op.59 No.1
City Halls, Recital Room
Beethoven: Middle Beethoven Beethoven: Postlude Sun 28
City Halls, Grand Hall City Halls, Candleriggs Bar
Beethoven: Getting To The Heart of Beethoven’s Last Three Sonatas
City Halls, Grand Hall City Halls, Grand Hall City Halls, Recital Room
Beethoven: Late Quartets
City Halls, Grand Hall
Beethoven: Last Three Sonatas
City Halls, Grand Hall
October 2014 Wed 8
Fruitmarket Nights: Renaud Garcia-Fons and Band: The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Old Fruitmarket
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November 2014 Wed 5
Fruitmarket Nights: Company Chordelia - Dance Derby
City Halls, Grand Hall
Sat 8
The Piano: Alasdair Beatson and the Hebrides Ensemble
City Halls, Grand Hall
The Piano: Denis Kozhukhin Sun 9
City Halls, Grand Hall
The Piano: Katya Apekisheva
City Halls, Recital Room
The Piano: Elisabeth Leonskaja and Emerson String Quartet
City Halls, Grand Hall
Mon 10
Fruitmarket Nights: Dead Elvis
Fri 14
The Piano: Gould Piano Trio
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Old Fruitmarket
Sat 15
The Piano: The B Project
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
The Piano: Stockhausen’s Klavierstucke
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Fri 1
Minimal Blockbusters: Music in 12 Parts featuring Philip Glass Ensemble
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sun 3
Minimal Blockbusters: Music for 18 Musicians
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
May 2015
CITY HALLS GLASGOW
25 – 29 June *£300 adult *£200 concession
in association with Enjoy classes in ensemble playing, theory and ear training and take part in the Jazz Festival. You can also attend performances during the summer school, free of charge (subject to availability). The course always sells fast, so book your place now!
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How to book Tickets for all events can be booked... Online: www.glasgowconcerthalls.com (24 hours) By phone: 0141 353 8000 (Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat 10am–6pm) In person: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY (Mon–Sat 10am–6pm) City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ (Mon–Sat 12 noon–6pm) Opening hours may vary, please contact the box office to confirm. The box office counter and phone-lines will remain open later on concert evenings. /MusicGlasgow @GCHalls /MinimalGlasgow Please note that a transaction charge of £1 (online) or £1.50 (phone) applies to all bookings. At the box office counter no transaction fee is applicable - tickets can be purchased at the face value listed in this brochure. Tickets for those under 26 are available for £5 – please ask at the box office at the time of booking. All details were correct at the time of going to print, but may be subject to change. Glasgow Life and its service brands (found at www.glasgowlife.org.uk) are operating names of Culture and Sport Glasgow (CSG). CSG is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland with company number SC313851 and having its registered office at 220 High Street, Glasgow G4 0QW. CSG is registered as a charity with the office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (No SCO37844).
Venues Glasgow has a large number of stunning venues on offer. This season we are bringing music to… Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY City Halls and Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ
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We are proud to welcome back to Glasgow two of the key figures in the music of our time for one amazing Minimal weekend. Both Philip Glass and Steve Reich will be here and are represented by their extraordinary and masterful landmark works from the 1970s.
Music in 12 Parts Featuring Philip Glass Ensemble Friday 1 May 2015, 7.30pm *£25/£20 (£23/£18) Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium (reserved seating) Working over a huge canvas of several hours, this is Glass at his most expansive and subtle; patterns repeat and shift constantly, drawing the listener deep into the most delicate changes. So when the harmony changes into a new movement, it is like stepping into a whole new world. You really have to hear this music live to fully experience it – and who better to experience it with than Philip Glass Ensemble.
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Music for 18 Musicians Featuring Colin Currie Ensemble Sunday 3 May 2015, 4pm *£25/£20 (£23/£18) Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium (reserved seating) Steve Reich is a demanding critic of performances of his music, but Scotland’s own Colin Currie has won his applause and admiration for his stunning performances of Drumming. Now he turns his attention to another classic, Music for 18 Musicians which will be performed alongside a new work Reich is writing especially for Colin. With Reich in the audience this will be one show you do not want to miss. Plus more exciting events to be announced!
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